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Questions & Answers about حرف تو درست است.
I learned that harf means a letter of the alphabet. Why does it translate to 'what you say' here?
Harf (حرف) can mean a letter of the alphabet, but in everyday Farsi, it is very commonly used to mean talk, words, or speech. So, harf-e to literally means your words or your speech, which translates naturally as 'what you say' or 'what you are saying'.
How would I add a question tag to this sentence to ask 'What you say is correct, isn't it?'
You can easily turn this statement into a tag question by adding a comma and mâgar na? (مگر نه؟) or in-tor nist? (اینطور نیست؟) to the very end. For example: harf-e to dorost ast, in-tor nist? (حرف تو درست است، اینطور نیست؟).
Could I attach the pronoun directly to the noun, like harfat, instead of using harf-e to?
Yes, absolutely! In everyday spoken Farsi, the suffixed version harfat (حرفت) is actually much more common than the full harf-e to (حرف تو). Both mean your word or your speech, but harf-e to places a tiny bit more emphasis on the word 'your' (as opposed to someone else's).
Is this the most common way to say 'You are right' in Farsi?
It is a very natural and common way! Another equally common expression you will hear for 'you are right' is hagh bâ to ast (حق با تو است), which literally translates to 'the right is with you' or 'the truth is with you'.